7/19 Non-Brewers IGT (Cubs @ Astros, for one)

[TooLiveBrew]

3-0 Astros after the bottom of the 3rd. Houston SP Wandy Rodriguez singled to lead off the frame. After two outs, Berkman BB'd, Lee singled home Rodriguez, & Tejada singled home Big Puma.

[TooLiveBrew]

Cubs scoreless in the 4th, retired in order. Astros to bat.

[TooLiveBrew]

2 outs, man on second for the 'Stros after a sacrifice bunt by Rodriguez.

 

Cra-Z just BB'd a man, and is at 79 pitches in the 4th.

 

Fortunately for the Cubs, Darin Erstad sucks mightily, and pops up a bouncer weakly... retired 5-3. On to the 5th

[TooLiveBrew]

Cubs down in the 5th after a double from Theriot to lead off the inning.

 

Still 3-0 Houston.

[TooLiveBrew]

Houston down scoreless in the 5th. 3-0 Astros.

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Rodriguez puts the Cubs down 1-2-3 in the 6th

[TooLiveBrew]

Ty Wigginton demonstrating the proper timing & form for sliding into 1B on an errant throw by Theriot. Unfortunately, Lee is tall & gets the tag down on the feet-first slide by Wigginton for out #2.

 

Reed Johnson really misread a liner off the bat of Ausmus, but was able to recover & make the leaping catch in RC for the 3d out.

 

3-0 Houston

[TooLiveBrew]

Rodriguez K's Fukudome for out #1. That's Wandy's 7th K tonight.

 

Cedeno chops out to 3B for 2nd out.

 

CrayZ homers on a wall-scraper over the short porch in RF.

 

Theriot singles; Coop yanks Rodriguez for RHRP Chris Sampson (to face PH Daryle Ward)

[ELCABALLO45]

Ron Santo is SOOO Bad

 

"Yeah, that ball was over the wall, thats a homer"

 

YOU THINK?

[TooLiveBrew]

Nice! Sampson K's Ward on a 1-2 breaking ball.

 

3-1 Astros heading to the bottom of 7

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PH David Newhan leadoff triple to the hill in CF

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Zambrano looking fatigued. BBs Kaz Matsui on a high fastball (only 89 mph) for ball 4.

 

Erstad chops to 2Bman Cedeno, who looked to throw home instead of taking the DP chance. He definitely had the runner at 2B, but had brain lock & only got Erstad at 1B.

 

Big Puma hits one to the hole on the left side, Theriot has no play.

 

Zambrano is done. Lou going to the 'pen

[pitchleague]

Chad Guadin in. Come on Astros, pour it on! Don't become weak--go for the jugular!

[TooLiveBrew]

RHRP Chad Gaudin in to face El Caballo.

 

Carlos F8, no runners advance. 2 down.

 

Tejada grounds out meekly

 

4-1 HOU, headed to 8th

[TooLiveBrew]

Brocail in for the 8th: Lee, Ramirez, Soto

 

Lee chops to Brocail, who tries to throw it away, but Berkman bails him out with a nice tag on Lee.

 

Ramirez broken bat grounder, retired 5-3.

 

Soto pops out to shallow RF.

 

Headed to bottom half, 4-1 Houston

[TooLiveBrew]

Pence-Wigginton-Ausmus

 

Down in order: F8, K, K

[marquettefan13]

Lots of offense tonight in some other games - Minnesota is up 14-2 against Texas in the 7th and Detroit and Baltimore are tied at 9 in the 6th.

[TooLiveBrew]

10-9 now in Baltimore http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[TooLiveBrew]

Valverde to face DeRosa - Fukudome - Cedeno

 

DeRosa swinging K on a 3-2 pitch

[marquettefan13]

10-9 now in Baltimore http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

The fans at that one sure can't complain about a boring game in that one http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif.

[TooLiveBrew]

Fukudome K looking on 0-2 fastball at the knees on the outside corner

 

Fontenot in, not Cedeno

 

0-0: swing & miss on 96 high heat

0-1: swing & miss on 86 mph offspeed

0-2: changeup (86) barely missed off the outside half

1-2: 97 mph high heat fouled back

1-2: 98 mph foul ball ricocheted out of Ausmus's glove -- could have been strike 3

1-2: change (85) fouled off

1-2: change (86) sliced at SS, great leaping stab by Tejada

 

4-1 win, Astros!

[craigharmann]

CUBS LOSE!!!! CUBS LOSE!!!!! HOLY COW!!! All is right with the world. The Brewers win and the Cubs lose. Nice.

[marquettefan13]

I'm liking this free EI tonight - I watched most of the Cubs game and then watched the Reds beat the Mets. Now I've been watching the O's-Tigers (tied at 10 in the 10th) and Arizona-LA - the Dodgers are mounting a comeback in the 9th - 3-2 AZ right now with one out and a guy on.